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Lot 12R
A Khorasan bronze mace head Persia, 12th Century
14 November 2023, 11:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street£3,500 - £4,500
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A Khorasan bronze mace head
Persia, 12th Century
Persia, 12th Century
of cylindrical form with eight flanges and a splayed end, terminating in a dome finial, the head decorated in engraved foliate vines and triangles containing scroll motifs, the base with lozenges, roundels, and a raised band with a ring of scroll motifs
13.2 cm. long
13.2 cm. long
Footnotes
For a similar Khorasan mace head dated to the 12th century, see Christie's, Islamic Art and Manuscripts, 23 April 2002, lot 148.
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